Richard S. Morse (August 19, 1911 – July 1, 1988) was an American inventor and scientist credited with the invention of orange juice concentrate.

Early life and education

Morse was born in Abington, Massachusetts on August 19, 1911. He received a B.S. degree from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1933 and did graduate work in physics at the Technische Hochschule Munich, Germany. He also received honorary doctorates from Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute (1959) and Clark University.

Career

Following graduation, Morse spent 5 years in research work at Eastman Kodak Co. and Distillation Products, Inc. in Rochester, New York. He was the co-founder of

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and would later go on to become a member of the National Academy of Engineering, Assistant Secretary of the Army, and a senior lecturer at Sloan School of Management of Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

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1911 births 1988 deaths Massachusetts Institute of Technology alumni Technical University of Munich alumni MIT Sloan School of Management faculty 20th-century American inventors {{US-scientist-stub